Unsure why everyone things Dany was so monumentally popular. Jon, Arya, Sansa, the Hound, Brienne, Sam, Tormund all came higher in poles. @erikkain has hated Dany for years and long said she would go Mad Queen, but didn't buy how it was done.
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I think that's something entirely different. Breaking Bad spent 6 (really 7) sessions breaking Walter bad. His ending mad sense, it was the journey to that ending which was so impressive. There's half a good journey with Dany + filling in the blanks.

But regardless, what I *hate* is the simplistic "Fans are angry because they wanted Dany to rule" nonsense. GoT fans for years have been shocked and loved it. It's a gross simplification of their position.

I think difference is your opinion requires you to fill in a lot of the gaps. Red Wedding, Ned's execution killed fan favourites, shocked viewers and were acclaimed. With Dany we make excuses for the show: If she... It means when... Dexter bad? No. Breaking Bad good? No. Shame.